(Xinjiang—March 15, 2023) ChinaAid confirmed that Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimiti was released from prison after his 15-year sentence. While other details are unconfirmed, the Uyghur house church pastor is home with his family. Background Alimujiang Yimiti, also known as Alim, converted from Islam to Christianity in 1995 and served as a house church pastor to
Photo: Zhang Haitao, a Chinese dissident imprisoned in Xinjiang (Zhang Haitao’s family) (Xinjiang—March 7, 2023) Zhang Haitao, a dissident detained in Xinjiang, was finally allowed to meet his older sister via video chat after almost five years. Four years and 10 months Zhang Haitao’s older sister, Zhang Qingzhen, posted on the Chinese social media
This article was originally published in the Washington Stand One Chinese American woman living in Texas described the situation of her parents in China who were suffering under the government’s continuing “zero COVID” policy. She told one of us, “My parents have been locked inside their home for over a month, and their door
Kerimjan Mutellip, a 19-year-old detainee in Xinjiang (Xinjiang Police Files by Victims of Communism) (ChinaAid—August 11, 2022) Evidence from the Xinjiang Police Files implicated four high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members in the extermination of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Over 50 human rights organizations called
Li Aijie received a letter from her husband Zhang Haitao (Photo: ChinaAid source) (Xinjiang, China—August 2, 2022) After four years of preventing his family from meeting with him and denying correspondence for two years, Zhang Haitao’s family recently received another letter from him in prison. Zhang was sentenced to 19 years in prison
Capitol Building(Photo: FreeImages) How the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Became Law by Haley Byrd Wilt (The Dispatch—June 20, 2022) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 23, 2021. Six months later, the bill that bans products from Xinjiang goes into effect. The law
We, over 230 Uyghur, Tibetan, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, and Chinese democracy and international human rights advocacy groups, call for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she whitewashed the Chinese government’s human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China. We further call on the UN Secretary General
Michelle Bachelet, current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Chile (Photo: Chatham House via Flickr) UN Human Rights Leader Echoes CCP Propaganda and Betrays Victims by Arielle Del Turco (The Washington Stand—June 2, 2022) The following is a commentary piece responding to Michelle Bachelet’s trip
(Photo: FreeImages) (ChinaAid, Midland, TX—May 31, 2022) The following is a continuation of ChinaAid’s “Undeniable Favor” series, following the story of a Christian Kyrgyz family Joseph, Zhil, and Daniel. Joseph survived a Xinjiang concentration camp after a 10-month sentence. However, his family’s story testifies to the Lord’s provision, kindness, and favor. We believe their story
Anihan Hamit, the oldest recorded detainee in the recent Xinjiang leak(Photo: Xinjiang Police Files VOC) (ChinaAid—May 24, 2022) A recent leak of police files revealed monumental evidence of the Xinjiang concentration camps. Key findings included photos of prisoners, internal procedures for the camps, and speeches from officials. Partners of ChinaAid and other non-governmental organizations called
(Washington, D.C.—May 17, 2022) An Ethnic Kyrgyz Christian, a survivor of severe torture in a concentration camp in Xinjiang, arrived in the United States on Friday night of April 8 with his family of three. Ovalbek Turdakun, also known as Joseph, is an ethnic KyrgyzChristian from Xinjiang, China. He and his wife Zhyldyz Uraalieva and
Joseph, Zhil, and Daniel outside the ChinaAid office(Photo: ChinaAid) (ChinaAid, Midland, TX—May 9, 2022) ChinaAid strives to expose, encourage, and equip. Our goal remains to encourage the abused, but their stories can also encourage you. In this multi-part series, we hope to show you the story of Ovalbek Turdakun, also known by his English name